County moves ahead with jail plans
NORWICH – As planned, members of the Agriculture, Buildings and Grounds Committee got down to work Tuesday to determine the size and scope of the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office and Jail building renovation project.
The two buildings on West Park Place will be separated and the old jail cell structure demolished to the tune of approximately $2 million. Representatives of South New Berlin-based John Snyder Architects were reluctant to reveal the fee for the first of three phases in the project. “We need a clear scope first, and we are flexible on that,” Snyder said.
The committee made a motion to accept all three phases of the project in concept and directed the architectural firm to present the schematics and anticipated construction budget for the first phase to members of the Finance Committee Feb. 1.
“The bottom line is they will be the ones to determine where the money will come from. But you have to spend money sometimes to do what you have to do,” said Committee Co-Chair Janice O’Shea, R-Coventry.
Among other items, the project would include an elevator, handicapped accessible egresses, new roofs, exterior and interior renovations, and new heating, cooling, electrical and plumping systems.
The jail side of the facility was recently fitted with residential heaters in order to house the Department of Social Services’ Family Resource Center. The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office is being kept moderately warm for emergency management communications equipment still in use. County employees were able to find a short-term fix for the furnace there.
City of Norwich Supervisor Linda E. Natoli agreed to oversee the renovation project.
In other committee news, lawmakers agreed to lease 978 square feet of office space in the Eaton Center for Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Garry. By law, the county is responsible for providing the newly-elected judge with a specified amount of space. The lease is $1,100 per month.
The two buildings on West Park Place will be separated and the old jail cell structure demolished to the tune of approximately $2 million. Representatives of South New Berlin-based John Snyder Architects were reluctant to reveal the fee for the first of three phases in the project. “We need a clear scope first, and we are flexible on that,” Snyder said.
The committee made a motion to accept all three phases of the project in concept and directed the architectural firm to present the schematics and anticipated construction budget for the first phase to members of the Finance Committee Feb. 1.
“The bottom line is they will be the ones to determine where the money will come from. But you have to spend money sometimes to do what you have to do,” said Committee Co-Chair Janice O’Shea, R-Coventry.
Among other items, the project would include an elevator, handicapped accessible egresses, new roofs, exterior and interior renovations, and new heating, cooling, electrical and plumping systems.
The jail side of the facility was recently fitted with residential heaters in order to house the Department of Social Services’ Family Resource Center. The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office is being kept moderately warm for emergency management communications equipment still in use. County employees were able to find a short-term fix for the furnace there.
City of Norwich Supervisor Linda E. Natoli agreed to oversee the renovation project.
In other committee news, lawmakers agreed to lease 978 square feet of office space in the Eaton Center for Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Garry. By law, the county is responsible for providing the newly-elected judge with a specified amount of space. The lease is $1,100 per month.
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